diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
index 73822b8d95..e2297fd0fd 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
@@ -1341,6 +1341,10 @@ public:
 	void start_domain_bounce (Temporal::DomainBounceInfo&);
 	void finish_domain_bounce (Temporal::DomainBounceInfo&);
 
+	AnyTime global_quantization() const { return _global_quantization; }
+	void set_global_quantization (AnyTime const &);
+	PBD::Signal<void()> QuantizationChanged;
+
 protected:
 	friend class AudioEngine;
 	void set_block_size (pframes_t nframes);
@@ -2347,6 +2351,8 @@ private:
 	void handle_slots_empty_status (std::weak_ptr<Route> const &);
 
 	void time_domain_changed ();
+
+	AnyTime _global_quantization;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index 3537569706..349a2ec327 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ Session::Session (AudioEngine &eng,
 	, _pending_cue (-1)
 	, _active_cue (-1)
 	, tb_with_filled_slots (0)
+	, _global_quantization (Config->get_default_quantization())
 {
 	_suspend_save.store (0);
 	_playback_load.store (0);